Daniel Jenifer
Daniel Jenifer | |
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| 2nd United States Minister to the Austrian Empire | |
| In office August 27, 1841 – July 7, 1845 | |
| President | John Tyler James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg |
| Succeeded by | Henry R. Jackson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Rhodes Sollers |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Clement Dorsey |
| Succeeded by | Littleton Purnell Dennis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1791 |
| Died | December 18, 1855 (aged 64) |
| Party | Anti-Jacksonian, Whig |
| Relations | Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer (uncle) John Campbell (father-in-law) |
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Daniel Jenifer (April 15, 1791 – December 18, 1855) was an American lawyer and statesman from Charles County, Maryland. He was also the grandnephew of Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer. He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy. He represented Maryland's 1st Congressional district in the U.S. Congress in 1831–1833 and the 7th district from 1835 to 1841. From 1841 to 1845 he served as U.S. Minister to the Austrian Empire.
His great-uncle, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, was a signer of the United States Constitution. His family home was known as Retreat and is located in Port Tobacco, Maryland.